Smoke screen
Smoke screen noun - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements.
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Trick and smoke screen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trick" instead a noun phrase "Smoke screen".
Trick
Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Usage example: her husband used every trick in the book to get out of appearing in his parish's fashion show
Smoke screen and trick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Smoke screen" instead a noun "Trick".
Both terms in one sentence
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Trick Bomb: Utsuho creates one that looks like a smoke screen but is actually Knockout Gas.
Source: Manga / Itsuwaribito
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Trick and Smoke screen. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/smoke_screen/trick
Smoke screen & Trick. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/smoke_screen/trick>.
Trick or Smoke screen. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/smoke_screen/trick.
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